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Z400 Gen1 (4-DIMM / No Embedded Firewire) Rev B Config Guide
Avid Configuration Guidelines
HP Z400 Single Quad-Core CPU Workstation
Gen1 Z400 – 4 DIMM / No Embedded Firewire
Media Composer 6.0, NewsCutter 10 and later
(To configure a Z400 for prior versions of Avid software see the earlier version Z400 guide posted on the Avid KB)
1.) HP Z400 AVID Qualified System Specification:
Z400 / AVID Qualified Operating System choices:
Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional 64-bit Edition with Service Pack 1
Z400 Hardware Configuration
Qualified CPU Choices
1.) Single Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® W3550 Processor @ 3.06GHz 8MB cache / 1066MHz memory
2.) Single Intel® Quad-Core Xeon® W3540 Processor @ 2.93GHz 8MB cache / 1066MHz memory
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This processor selection has gone End-of-Life and is no longer available in new systems being purchased from H.P.
Video Card Choice
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3800 1GB PCI-E video board
System Hard Drive
320GB SATA-II 3Gb/s 7200RPM Hard Disk Drive (Minimum Recommendation)
Memory Configuration
Memory: 6GB (3 x 2GB) DDR3 1333 ECC memory –
(Requires three 2GB DIMMs,
DIMM sizes cannot be mixed sizes
)
2GB memory modules must be installed in the following memory slots:
CPU0-DIMM1,
CPU0-DIMM2,
CPU0-DIMM3
Memory configuration constraints
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Memory configurations which use “unbalanced” memory configuration are not recommended or formally
supported in AVID environments. Memory configurations which mix and match memory module sizes and
locations will result in a poor performing, non-optimal operating environment.
1394a Firewire HBA requirement (For Firewire device support) (H.P. Option NM980AV)
NM980AV HP 3-port PCI 1394a Firewire IEEE HBA option (Installs in slot 5, has two external rear 1394a ports
and also connects to front panel 1394a port) (Standard part of AVID Gen1 Z400 specific system SKU).
